Camp Invention

Lucas attended his first camp this summer.  Camp Invention is a national camp sponsored by the Hall of Fame of Inventors.  The kids got to take in old electronics and take them apart in order to use the pieces in the prototypes that they created during camp.  Lucas was very excited to bring in a old desktop PC that his Dad gave him.  He loved camp! Each day they learned about one of the senses and then learned how to amplify it and built something to assist.  Lucas made a bionic eye, bionic ear, bionic feeling hand, etc.  Each group of kids also worked all week on their PinBug machine, which is a bug themed home made pin ball machine. Each child also got the frame of a battery powered vehicle that they could morph into different things. Lucas said that his could drive on the ground, in the air, or on water. Lucas's modifications  fell off the last day but he did win the award for the Most Cool Changes for which his prize was a tatoo!   All in all he seemed to have a fantastic time, he learned a lot, and was very proud of his inventions.

Lucas had a big box of upcycle items to invent with.

Lucas designed this hat for crazy hat day all by himself

He was ready for camp and wore his hat all day!

He picked out his clothes for mismatch day all by himself!

Here Lucas is posing with his lamp.  You touch anywhere on the globe and it lights up that place all over the world!  See his plug that he made out of cardboard!

This was a floating invention that Lucas made.

Here is Lucas's team's Pin Bug machine.  Adam played it and it really worked!

Lucas's awards for his Most Cool Changes to his powered vehicle!